The duo clashed off the racetrack during the final two rounds of the 2024 season. Verstappen was unimpressed with the Brit’s approach to a post-qualifying stewards’ meeting, calling him ‘two-faced’ and a ‘loser’. Russell then hit back in Abu Dhabi, labelling the Red Bull driver a ‘bully’ who ‘cannot handle adversity’.

Mercedes driver George Russell has called for Mohammed Ben Sulayem to let drivers be ‘authentic’. The FIA president is aiming to clamp down on driver language, including on the in-car radios.

Mercedes driver George Russell is convinced that McLaren will be “pretty strong” in F1 2025 after Lando Norris told him that the team have “found a lot” of lap time with the new MCL39 car. McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship in 26 years last season,

George Russell set the pace on the third and final day of F1 2025 testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. It looked like reigning four-time World Champion Max Verstappen was going to end Day 3 on top,

Mercedes could be set to start the 2025 F1 season as the second-fastest team, ahead of Ferrari, according to Sky Sports expert Ted Kravitz. Mercedes enjoyed three great days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit last week. It seemed that the W16 was performing as expected.

McLaren's Lando Norris tops the time sheets from Mercedes' George Russell on day one of pre-season testing in Bahrain.